Human Resource & Benefits Coordinator

Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!

The ideal candidate will perform a variety of complex duties in delivering human resource services. Will serve as the Benefits and Wellness Coordinator keeping apprised of all benefit changes. This position will be the primary contact for responding to all benefit inquiries, leave programs, and oversee a robust wellness program for the advancement of DAODAS employee’s health. The Benefits and Wellness Coordinator reports to the Human Resource Manager and is a critical member of the workforce division and will be well versed in federal and state employment and leave laws.

• You will conduct new hire enrollments and assists employees regarding state benefits programs
• You will work closely with PEBA and third party health and wellness vendors to promote a culture of health and wellness by being a driven champion of health and wellness for DAODAS employees and their families.
• You will assist in the administration of the Employee Performance Management System (EPMS) program, which includes ensuring Planning Stages and Employee Review documents are received by the established deadline.
• You will assist with required annual reporting, HR SCEIS reports and monthly HR reports
• You will prepare vacancy announcements through NEO GOV and registers vacancies with the SC Department of Employment Workforce (DEW)
• You will conduct recruitment and employment activities; to include reviewing applications, preparing interview questions, serving on interview panels, and conducting background and reference checks on perspective candidates.
• You will perform routine audits of personnel files
• Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of relevant human resources experience; relevant experience in insurance and retirement programs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of federal and state laws as it relate to human resources
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with personnel of various professional levels.
• The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Have strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask in a very busy and interactive environment.
• Experience in preparing, reporting and interpreting human resource documents.
• Working knowledge of MS operating systems (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, and PowerPoint) and Google products (calendar, forms, and docs).

The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs